Manu Bennett

Mention Manu Bennett and a villain's face appears instantly. This Rotorua-born actor of Maori descent has made a specialty of antagonists you can't help but love: Crixus, Deathstroke, Azog. The physicality and menace he brought to Spartacus and The Hobbit are not things just any actor can summon. Born in 1969 and still working at the top of fantasy casting, his presence is genuinely one of a kind. I believe an actor who can carry a hero's most formidable opponent is the real deal. Performers like him are the structural backbone of the worlds they inhabit, and that earns my sincere respect.

Name (English)

Manu Bennett

Name (Japanese)

マヌー・ベネット

Reading

まぬー・べねっと

Born

October 10, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Rotorua, New Zealand

Occupation

actor / film actor / model / television actor

High school

Merewether High School

University

Te Aute College

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/manubennett/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu%20Bennett
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q429595

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-17

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